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NYT Daily ? September 12, 2025

Beast

Answer:

BEHEMOTH

Hint:

This massive creature from ancient texts is often described as an unstoppable force of nature, sometimes linked to chaos or divine power.

Explanation:

"Beast" hints at a massive, mythical creature, and "behemoth" fits perfectly as a biblical or legendary giant. The word itself comes from Hebrew, originally describing an enormous, untamable animal—often linked to hippos or elephants in ancient texts. In modern use, it’s also slang for anything huge or powerful, like a "behemoth of a truck," reinforcing the clue’s straightforward meaning. No tricky wordplay here, just a direct nod to something monstrous in scale.

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